Bill Boyarsky / TruthdigOct 28, 2011
While Occupy Wall Street and similar movements around the country take aim at financial institutions and their political cronies for taking the country into recession, let’s not forget those at the very bottom who were victims of economic depression long before the current collapse.Let’s not forget those at the very bottom who were victims of economic depression long before the current collapse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
E.J. Dionne Jr. / TruthdigAug 29, 2011
We tend to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. we want to honor, not the Martin Luther King Jr. who actually existed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigAug 26, 2011
King was a passionate advocate for economic justice, speaking not just for African-Americans but for all Americans seeking to pull themselves out of poverty and dysfunction. On this score, we haven't just failed to make sufficient progress. We've stopped trying. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Arthur Blaustein / TruthdigAug 31, 2010
I have a dream that the Yalie son of a Houston oil magnate can walk hand in hand with the daughter of a Wall Street hedge fund operator on the white sands of Southampton while evading inheritance taxes.I was inspired by Glenn Beck's speech at his "Restoring Honor" rally in Washington to write the speech he intended to make. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigAug 27, 2010
No puffed-up huckster like Glenn Beck could ever diminish the importance of the 1963 March on Washington or the impact of King's unforgettable words. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 27, 2010
Glenn Beck is holding a rally at the Lincoln Memorial on the anniversary of Martin Luther King's dream speech. Our friends at Brave New Films send this video lowlight reel to remind us why Beck shouldn't dare stand anywhere near King's legacy. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Amy Goodman / TruthdigMar 31, 2010
President Barack Obama has just returned from his first trip as commander in chief to Afghanistan. The U.S.-led invasion and occupation of that country are now in their ninth year, amid increasing comparisons to Vietnam. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMay 20, 2009
It's the first time that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s estate has officially approved a movie project about the late civil rights leader, and the MLK biopic will be helmed by none other than mega-director Steven Spielberg, who has acquired the "life rights" to Dr. King's story, according to Variety. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJan 20, 2009
Truthdig normally celebrates Martin Luther King Day by remembering the more complex, more subversive King -- the man who railed against America as "the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today" and "a society gone mad on war." But a day before America inaugurates its first black president, we have other things on our mind. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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